Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Delta State University is 2.7 miles from Boyle
No college sits inside Boyle’s boundary, but Delta State University’s campus in Cleveland, with 1,857 students on campus, is 2.7 miles from the center of town, and Mississippi Delta Community College is 22.2 miles away in Moorhead. About 6% of Boyle’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Mississippi (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Boyle. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Boyle
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Boyle
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Boyle.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $30–48k, where Boyle’s median household income ($42,143) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Boyle: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Boyle
Is Boyle a college town?
No. About 6 of every 100 Boyle residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Mississippi (6). The nearest campus, Delta State University, is 2.7 miles away in Cleveland.
What colleges are near Boyle?
Within 15 miles: Delta State University (2.7 miles, 1,857 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Boyle, and what does it cost?
Mississippi Delta Community College in Moorhead, 22.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $3,540 a year for Mississippi residents; the federal net price, $3,715, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Delta State University cost if we live in Mississippi?
Tuition and fees are $8,605 a year in-state and $8,605 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $12,223 (under $30,000 income) to $16,950 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Boyle. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →